Learn about financial supports that may be able to help support childcare costs.
- Find childcare options in your area
- Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program. See if your child qualifies for free Pre-Kindergarten
GoNoodle is the Good Energy company that gets your little ones up and moving! This site provides great energizing videos to play and exercise with your little ones, along with positive affirmations and messaging to get the day going, and mindful mediations to wind the day down. Check out their site and sign up to get helpful reminders and adult resources for parents/guardians.
Vroom believes all parents want what’s best for their children. Vroom provides science-based tips and tools to inspire families to turn shared, everyday moments into Brain Building Moments®. Vroom tools are there to help boost early learning wherever caregivers are. Our app, Vroom by Text ™ and Alexa skill harness the power of technology. And print at home resources are only a click away.
Parents as Teachers is a program facilitated by Community Partnership in Woodland Park. Facilitators assist parents/guardians with education on child development and individualizing meetings to accommodate parents schedule. In addition supports are provided to prepare young children for entry in to school along with techniques and skills to strengthen parent/guardian relationships with their growing children.
Children Ages 3 through 5 Years Old Ute Pass BOCES, identifies children suspected of having a delay in development as early as possible. If a young child is not meeting typical developmental milestones, or someone is concerned about the child’s growth or learning, a referral can be made to Child Find. Starting at age three, the public school system (school districts and/or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services) has responsibility for the Child Find process and will work with the family about their concerns, with a focus on meeting the child’s educational needs.
To make a referral for screening or evaluation for a child aged 3 through 5 years old, Contact: Katie Icenhower
The Resource Exchange (TRE), serves nearly 9,000 infants, children, teenagers, adults, and seniors in El Paso, Pueblo, Teller, and Park counties. Advocating for independence and inclusion, TRE partners with children and adults who have a variety of disabilities, delays, mental health or long-term care needs. Learn more about TRE’s programs or connect with the TRE Early Childhood Services Team.
Intake Age 0-3 years: https://www.tre.org/early-intervention-intake/
Intake Age 3+ years: https://www.tre.org/intake-form/
TPECC offers families one-on-one support to find licensed, quality childcare.
Contact: Ashlyn Sims | Website: Teller Park Early Childhood Council
Collaborative efforts of community leaders from early care and education, health, mental health, and family support programs come together to ensure that our community of families, young children, and our early childhood workforce have the resources and supports needed to thrive! TPECC improves the quality of early learning environments to prepare young children to enter kindergarten; build the resources and skills of families; ensure that families have access to social, physical, and mental health services; and deliver resources to increase the effectiveness of early childhood professionals.
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood ensures the delivery of a comprehensive, community-informed, data-driven, high quality and equitable early childhood system that supports the care, education and well-being of all Colorado’s young children, their families and early childhood professionals in all settings.
